Pucheng Wangding Memorial Hall Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Pucheng Wang Ding Memorial Hall is a celebrity memorial hall established on the basis of his former residence to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the famous anti-British prime minister Wang Ding's corpse remonstrance and welcome the return of Hong Kong. The architectural style of the memorial hall is typical of Guanzhong folk houses. The front hall, the back building, and the courtyard are alternately interspersed with dripping water and seepage water. It is full of ancient charm and very elegant.
Wang Ding, whose courtesy name was Dingjiu and whose name was Shengya, was born in Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province in the 33rd year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1768). Wang Ding has an upright nature, a broad mind, and noble integrity. He has served successively as editor, successor, minister of household affairs, governor of Henan, governor of Zhili, minister of military aircraft, and bachelor of Dongge University. He has reformed river affairs, redressed injustices, and has achieved considerable political achievements. . During the negotiation of the Treaty of Nanjing, Wang Ding, regardless of his old age and illness, told Emperor Daoguang the long-term harm of ceding Hong Kong to the country and the nation, and angrily criticized the capitulationists. Late at night on June 8, 1842, he hanged himself in the Old Summer Palace with the will "Treaties should not be granted lightly, bad practices should not be tolerated, Mu (referring to Mu Zhang'a) should not be allowed to leave, and Lin (referring to Lin Zexu) should not be abandoned!"
Today, the memorial hall vividly displays Wang Ding’s historical achievements through a large number of texts, photos, charts and physical objects. It is a good place for people to remember Wang Ding and learn history, and it is also an ideal choice for patriotic education.

Attractions distribution:

Wang Ding Memorial Hall is located at No. 54 Daren Lane, Pucheng County, covering an area of ​​1,063 square meters and with more than 10 houses. The memorial hall houses the "Exhibition of Wang Ding's Life and Deeds", which displays Wang Ding's bust statue, inscriptions, life stories, Wang family genealogy, letters and relics, as well as the longevity plaque "Jing Gong Du Hu" written by Emperor Daoguang for Wang Ding's 70th birthday. , the wooden plaque "Xian Xiao Ke Feng" written by Wang Ding for his aunt Wu Ruren, and the plaques "Observation Di", "Weilan Bookstore", "Huaiyin Shanfang", "Cihui Huiyin" written by Lin Zexu during his stay in Pucheng " and many calligraphy treasures, as well as more than 20 tablets, epitaphs, stone drums, and more than 10 pillar foundations.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 3A-level scenic spot, patriotic education base, provincial key cultural relics protection unit

Scenic spot features:

Leisure, sightseeing, history and culture, memorial halls, former residences of celebrities